Bad defense, critical turnovers, and poor execution in a late
game, goal-to-go situation. And somehow the Packers still
have a chance to win the NFC North.

Cardinals @ Seahawks

I think this is mostly about the Cardinals' defense shutting down
the Seahawks' offense. Marshawn Lynch and Russel Wilson combined(!)
had 104 yards rushing. Russel Wilson barely broke 100 yards passing
on 27 attempts. Carson Palmer did throw 4 interceptions, but thanks
to a dominating performance by the Cardinals' defense, the Seahawks
weren't able to take advantage.

Colts @ Chiefs

The Chiefs offense is not very good. They've had some bad games
before this year, but this is what happens when the defense and
special teams can't pick up the slack.

Giants @ Lions

In spite of playing the one team more prone to turning the ball
over than them, the Lions end up on the wrong side of the turnover
margin once again, including a late pick 6 that tied the
game. Beyond that, the Lions' offense was generally pretty bad,
mounting just 2 drives longer than 39 yards. You just don't win a
lot of games if you can't move the ball down the field.

Dolphins @ Bills

Just a bad game for the Dolphins' offense. They had 2 drives
longer than 11 yards in this game. 6 first downs, 2 interceptions, 7
sacks. You just don't win a lot of games, etc., etc.

Split Picks: (APR 3-0, SRS 1-2, Line 2-1)

APR sweeps the split picks!

Patriots (APR, SRS) @ Ravens (Line)

Joe Flacco is hurt, and the result was an amazing display of
offensive futility by the defending champions. 4 sacks, 3
interceptions, a lost fumble, and 3 failed fourth down
conversions. The Patriots' 41 points scored kind of obscures the
fact their offense had a pretty lackluster outing. But with the way
the Ravens were struggling, they didn't need to do much.

Browns (SRS) @ Jets (APR, Line)

Geno Smith (20/36 for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns) didn't have the
most amazing day, but he didn't turn the ball over and got solid
support from the rushing game and defense. Meanwhile, Jason Campbell
had a game that reminded everybody why he hasn't been a regular
starter since 2010.

Bears (SRS) @ Eagles (APR, Line)

The Bears have a really bad defense. Nick Foles only threw
incomplete 4 times. LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown both rushed
for more than 100 yards. And meanwhile the Bears' offense just
couldn't get anything going against the Eagles middle-of-the-pack
defense. A remarkably ugly game for a team that had a chance to
clinch their division, playing against a team that really just needs
to win next week.